Cannon was born in San Diego, California. He began performing at the age of eight, and later formed the rap duo "Da Bomb Squad" with his best friend. Together they opened for the likes of Will Smith, LFO, 98 Degrees, and Montell Jordan. When Cannon was sixteen, he moved to Hollywood, where he performed at such comedy clubs as The Improv, The Laugh Factory and the Comedy Store.
In 1998, Cannon scored his television debut on Nickelodeon's All That. Cannon then went on to act in several feature films such as Whatever It Takes, Men In Black II, and had his first starring role in Drumline. Cannon went back to television, and created The Nick Cannon Show, a spin-off to All That. In 2003, he starred in Love Don't Cost a Thing.
Cannon dated Grammy nominated singer and actress Christina Milian.
In late April 2008, Access Hollywood reported Cannon's engagement to Mariah Carey.In early May 2008, the couple married at Carey's private estate in the Bahamas.
Filmography Nick Cannon